Jon Reid’s Conference Talk Videos

I attended 11 sessions, one in every time slot. Jon’s was the best-presented, most useful and relevant, with the best link for follow-up and study.

I saw Jon speak at Code Camp. Between the content and the presentation style, I realized I'd discovered my second TDD thought leader—that the content was perfect for engineering leaders. I engaged Jon to present it to our Silicon Valley Engineering Leadership Community audience—so for me it was the second time, and well worth the replay!

Jon's talk will "force" to me to think about better architecture from now on. Most of time I've written unit tests after I finish building the UIViewController. Now I understand that to be less scalable and unsafe!

I have to blame Jon. As I read through code, I start thinking about how can I test something, instead of simply adding another "quick fix." It's paying off, as more and more of the team catch their first bug using tests, or sleep better at night. Even customers are asking for tests now!

When I was just starting with unit testing, I attended a talk from Jon on the different types of unit testing. Jon really helped me understand how all of the pieces come together. I now ensure that all of my iOS code has changes that are covered by unit tests. A lot of Jon's posts on Quality Coding help with understanding ways in which you can write tests for tricky components unique to your ecosystem.

Jon always seeks out the best ways to ensure high-quality work, and to enthuse others with that desire. I've had the pleasure of watching him speak about TDD and quality coding on numerous occasions, and always learn not only how to advance my craft but how a passionate engineer shares their advances with their community.

Jon was voted as the best speaker of the first MCE conference. I think many of the developers who saw his presentations at our conferences were convinced they should at least try TDD in their own practice.

He is easily one of the best presenters I have seen at technology conferences. I highly recommend Jon as speaker and teacher! In addition to all the content, experience, teaching skills - Jon also has a great personality that allows him to build relationship with people quickly, making his trainings and presentations more personable and approachable.